Ralph Hasenhuttl has been very vocal about his displeasure at playing against Newcastle United two months after the initial date of the game. The game was due to be played in the New Year’s Day set of fixtures but was postponed due to the Magpies not having enough players to fulfil the fixture.
The Southampton boss was not happy at the time that the game was due to be moved in the knowledge that Eddie Howe would have the benefit of new recruits for the rearranged date. That is, of course, the case and the question was put to the Austrian in his pre-match press conference.
Despite initially responding ‘it’s not on me to talk about this’, Hasenhuttl couldn’t help himself but complain about the decision made by the Premier League. "Strange now to concentrate on a game what you should've played two months ago against a completely different team,” the Saints manager told the media.
